JosephChristopherFarmerMDMCCM, FACP, FCCP

Internal Medicine • Scottsdale, AZ

Critical Care Medicine

Independent Healthcare Management Consultant Emeritus Professor and Chair, Mayo Clinic

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Office
35517 N 82nd Way
Scottsdale, AZ 85266
Phone+1 210-885-1911
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Summary

Independent Healthcare Management Consultant
Emeritus Professor and Chair, Mayo Clinic
Past-Chair, Critical Care Medicine Board, American Board of Internal Medicine
Retired Air Force Colonel and Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
Past-President of the Society of Critical Care Medicine

Education & Training

St Louis University School of MedicineFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1985 - 1987
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1985
McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2013 - 2024
TX State Medical License 1983 - 2024
SD State Medical License Active through 2023
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Distinguished Alumnus McGovern Medical School at UT Health
Board Chair American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care, 2015-2019
Emeritus Professor Mayo Clinic, 2018
Distinguished Service Award Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2002, 2016
President Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Important Administrative Aspects of Critical Care Telemedicine Programs.
Joseph C. Farmer> ;Critical Care Clinics. 2019 Jul 1
84 citations
Workforce, Workload, and Burnout Among Intensivists and Advanced Practice Providers: A Narrative Review
Stephen M. Pastores, Vladimir Kvetan, Craig M. Coopersmith, J. Christopher Farmer, Curtis N. Sessler, John W. Christman, Rhonda D’Agostino, José L. Díaz-Gómez, Sara Gr...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2019 Apr 1
1 citations
It Was the Best of Rounds, It Was the Worst of Rounds, It Was the Age of Wisdom, It Was the Age of Electronic Health Records….
Ayan Sen, Craig M. Coopersmith, Vitaly Herasevich, J. Christopher Farmer> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2018 Oct 1
7 citations
Increasing Evidence-Based Interventions in Patients with Acute Infections in a Resource-Limited Setting: A Before-and-After Feasibility Trial in Gitwe, Rwanda
Olivier Urayeneza, Pierre Mujyarugamba, Zacharie Rukemba, Vincent Nyiringabo, Polyphile Ntihinyurwa, John I Baelani, Arthur Kwizera, Danstan Bagenda, Mervyn Mer, Ndidi...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2018 Aug 1
13 citations
Reducing Unnecessary Testing in the Intensive Care Unit by Choosing Wisely
Ruth M. Kleinpell, J. Christopher Farmer, Stephen M. Pastores> ;Acute and Critical Care. 2018 Feb 28
1 citations
Management of Acute Mechanical Mitral Valve Thrombosis With Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO).
Hannelisa Callisen, Ayan Sen, Louis A. Lanza, Bhavesh M. Patel, Efrain I. Cubillo, Lori Gushue, Stacy Libricz, Jama Jahanyar, J. Christopher Farmer, Robert E. Scott> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2017 Feb 1
51 citations
Mechanical circulatory assist devices: a primer for critical care and emergency physicians
Ayan Sen, Joel S. Larson, Kianoush Kashani, Stacy Libricz, Bhavesh M. Patel, Pramod Guru, Cory M. Alwardt, Octavio E. Pajaro, J. Christopher Farmer> ;Critical Care. 2016 Jun 25
15 citations
Quality improvement education incorporated as an integral part of critical care fellows training at the Mayo Clinic.
Kianoush Kashani, Kannan Ramar, J. Christopher Farmer, Kaiser G. Lim, Pablo Moreno-Franco, Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Gene C. Dankbar, Curt W. Hale> ;Academic Medicine. 2014 Oct 1
The authors reply.
Pastores SM, Fessler HE, Zimmerman JL, Sessler CN, Baumann MH, Farmer JC, Martin GS> ;Crit. Care Med.. 2014-10-01
Society of critical care medicine presidential address-43rd annual congress, january 2014, san francisco, california.
Farmer, J. C.> ;Crit. Care Med.. 2014 Apr 17
14 citations
Training internists to meet critical care needs in the United States: A consensus statement from the critical care societies collaborative (CCSC)
Stephen M. Pastores, Greg S. Martin, Michael H. Baumann, J. Randall Curtis, J. Christopher Farmer, Henry E. Fessler, Rakesh Gupta, Nicholas S. Hill, Robert C. Hyzy, Vl...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2014 Jan 1
158 citations
Thrombocytopenia in adult patients with sepsis: incidence, risk factors, and its association with clinical outcome.
Chakradhar Venkata, Rahul Kashyap, J. Christopher Farmer, Bekele Afessa> ;Journal of Intensive Care. 2013 Dec 30
The aftermath: Ensuring continuity of operations for hospitals and critical care units*.
J. Christopher Farmer> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2012 Mar 1
Therapeutic hypothermia: is there an unintended surcharge?
J. Christopher Farmer> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2011 Jun 1
30 citations
Should we "rescue" patients with 2009 influenza A(H1N1) and lung injury from conventional mechanical ventilation?
Rolf D. Hubmayr, J. Christopher Farmer> ;Chest. 2010 Apr 1
Notice: all employees must wash hands before returning to work (?).
J. Christopher Farmer> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2009 Jul 1
9 citations
Preparedness Lessons from Modern Disasters and Wars
Saqib I. Dara, J. Christopher Farmer> ;Critical Care Clinics. 2009 Jan 1
106 citations
The Stability and Workload Index for Transfer score predicts unplanned intensive care unit patient readmission: initial development and validation
Ognjen Gajic, Michael Malinchoc, Thomas Comfere, Marcelline R. Harris, Ahmed Achouiti, Murat Yilmaz, Marcus J. Schultz, Rolf D. Hubmayr, Bekele Afessa, J. Christopher ...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2008 Mar 1
14 citations
Comparison of a nurse initiated insulin infusion protocol for intensive insulin therapy between adult surgical trauma, medical and coronary care intensive care patients
Melissa M. Barth, Lance J. Oyen, Karen T. Warfield, Jennifer Elmer, Laura K. Evenson, Ann N. Tescher, Philip J Kuper, Michael P. Bannon, Ognjen Gajic, J. Christopher F...> ;BMC Emergency Medicine. 2007 Aug 29
37 citations
A suggested curriculum in echocardiography for critical care physicians.
Reza M. Mazraeshahi, J. Christopher Farmer, David T. Porembka> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2007 Aug 1
51 citations
Clinical review: allocating ventilators during large-scale disasters--problems, planning, and process.
John L. Hick, Lewis Rubinson, Daniel T. O'Laughlin, J. Christopher Farmer> ;Critical Care. 2007 Jun 19
43 citations
Providing critical care during a disaster : The interface between disaster response agencies and hospitals
J. Christopher Farmer, Paul K. Carlton> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2006 Mar 1
28 citations
The initial Mayo Clinic experience using high-frequency oscillatory ventilation for adult patients: a retrospective study
Javier D. Finkielman, Ognjen Gajic, J. Christopher Farmer, Bekele Afessa, Rolf D. Hubmayr> ;BMC Emergency Medicine. 2006 Feb 7
23 citations
The support of severe respiratory failure beyond the hospital and during transportation.
Kianoush Kashani, J. Christopher Farmer> ;Current Opinion in Critical Care. 2006 Feb 1
7 citations
Drotrecogin alfa (activated) treatment in severe sepsis: a "journal club" review of the global ENHANCE trial.
J. Christopher Farmer> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2005 Oct 1
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Professional Memberships

American College of Chest Physicians - ACCP
Fellow
American College of Physicians - ACP
Fellow
American College of Critical Care Medicine - SCCM
Master

Other Languages

Spanish

Industry Relationships

Member, Board of Directors, REES, Architecture and Design2019 - Present